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Oct 31, 2016 10:13AM
Children between 5 and 20 years of age that watched more than 14 hours a week of TV had lower bone mineral content as young adults.
Sep 30, 2016 09:59AM ● By Kathleen Barnes
Salt water, lemon juice, honey and sage are some of the low-cost and highly effective ways to treat a child’s painful throat.
Aug 31, 2016 01:07PM ● By Randy Kambic
Adding an M for music to the three R’s boosts students’ self-confidence and bolsters not only their appreciation of music but also vocabulary and math skills.
Aug 31, 2016 12:44PM
Obese youngsters between the ages of 9 and 18 fared better in heart-health markers when adhering to a vegan plant-based diet than their counterparts following the American Heart Association diet.
In a study of 77 premature infants, those that received at least half of their diet from breast milk had larger brain volumes, a possible indicator of better cognitive development.
Students in a South Carolina school learn their spelling and math by rotating through 15 stations that combine learning exercises with play-ready basketball hoops or exercise bikes.
Aug 16, 2016 12:53PM
A six-year Texan study found that prolonged breastfeeding reduces both sniffles and painful earaches in newborns.
Jul 29, 2016 12:30PM ● By Judith Fertig
We build confidence in our children by encouraging their unique strengths, fostering their dreams, allowing healthy risks and engaging them in community service.
Jul 29, 2016 10:50AM
Danish children that start kindergarten at age 6 instead of 5 are far less likely to be inattentive or hyperactive five years later.
Perhaps because of the natural vitamin D supplied by sunlight, researchers found that children are less likely to have asthma if their mothers lived in a sunny location during the second trimester of pregnancy.
About two in five Dutch adults between the ages of 19 and 22 that reported problems sleeping had chronic pain three years later.
Despite their bad press, youngsters born between 1980 and 2000 are just as ambitious and tenacious as their parents and grandparents, new data shows.
